future continuous tenses
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TOPIC:
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The future continuous tense, sometimes also referred to as the
future progressive tense, is a verb tense that indicates that
something will occur in the future and continue for an expected
length of time.
For example:
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FORM
The future continuous is made up of two elements:
the simple future of the verb 'to be' + the present participle (base+ing)
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Subject to be present participle
YOU WILL BE WATCHING.
I WILL BE STAYING.
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Future Continuous Tense - Positive
Subject Will/Shall Be + Verb (Ist form) + Ing Object +(.)
You will be watching Tv on Sunday.
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Some More Examples :
Positive sentences :
We will be shifting to a new home next year.
He will be flying a kite.
It will be raining tomorrow.
She will be enjoying her vacations.
He will be expecting honesty from his employee.
She will be delivering a speech to people.
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Future Continuous Tense - Negative
Subject Will/Shall Not + Be + Verb (Ist form) + Ing Object + (.)
He will not be washing your clothes.
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Negative sentences :
We will not be shifting to a new home next year.
He will not be flying a kite.
It will not be raining tomorrow.
She will not be enjoying her vacations.
He will not be expecting honesty from his employees.
She will not be delivering a speech to people.
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Future Continuous Tense – Interrogative
Will Subject BE + Present participle Object+?
Will you helping the people?
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Interrogative sentence :
Will we be shifting to a new home next year?
Will he be flying a kite?
Will it be raining tomorrow?
Will she be enjoying her vacations?
Will he be expecting honesty from his employees?
Will she be delivering a speech to people?
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TO STAY, FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Negative Interrogative
I will be staying. I won't be staying. Will I be staying? Won't I be staying?
You will be staying. You won't be staying. Will you be staying? Won't you be staying?
He will be staying. He won't be staying. Will he be staying? Won't he be staying?
She will be staying. She won't be staying. Will she be staying? Won't she be staying?
It will be staying. It won't be staying. Will it be staying? Won't it be staying?
We will be staying. We won't be staying. Will we be staying? Won't we be staying?
They will be staying. They won't be staying. Will they be staying? Won't they be staying?
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FUNCTIONS
The future continuous refers to an unfinished action or event that will be in
progress at a time later than now. The future continuous is used for quite a
few different purposes.
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Interrupted Action in the Future:
Use the future continuous to indicate that a longer action in the future will
be interrupted by a shorter action in the future. Remember this
can be real interruption or just an interruption in time.
Example:
I will be watching TV when she arrives tonight.
I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives.
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The future continuous can be used for
predicting or guessing about future events
EXAMPLES
He'll be coming to the meeting, I expect.
I guess you'll be feeling thirsty after working in the sun.
You'll be missing the sunshine once you're back in England.
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In the interrogative form, the future
continuous can be used to ask politely for
information about the future.EXAMPLES
Will you be bringing your friend to the party tonight?
Will Jim be coming with us?
Will she be going to the party tonight?
Will I be sleeping in this room?
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Atmosphere in the future:
IN ENGLISH WE OFTEN USE A SERIES OF PARALLEL ACTION TO DESCRIBE AN
ACTIONS TO DESCRIBE AN ATMOSPHERE AT A SPECIFIC POINT IN THE FUTURE .
EXAMPLE:
WHEN I ARRIVE AT THE PARTY EVERYBODY WILL BE CELEBRATING. SOME WILL BE
DANCING OTHERS WILL BE TALKING.
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When combined with still, the future continuous refers to events that are already
happening now and that we expect to continue some time into the future.
EXAMPLES
In an hour I'll still be ironing my clothes.
Tomorrow he'll still be suffering from his cold.
Next year will she still be wearing a size six?
Won't stock prices still be falling in the morning?
Unfortunately, sea levels will still be rising in 20 years.
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Parallel Action:
When you use the future continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it
expresses the idea that both actions will be happening at the same time. The
actions are parallel.
Example:
Tonight, the will be eating dinner, discussing their plans, and
having a good time.
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FORM Future Continuous with
"Be Going To "
SENTENCE STRUCTURE:
AFF : am/is/are + going to be + Verb in infinitive
NEG: am/is/are + not +going to be + Verb in infinitive
INT: am/is/are +subject + going to + Verb in infinitive……?
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Examples:
You are going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.
You are not going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.
Are you going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight?
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REMEMBER:
It is possible to use either "will" or "be going to" to create the Future
Continuous with little difference in meaning.
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EXERCISE
1. THIS TIME NEXT YEAR I (LIVE) ________ IN LONDON.
2. THEY (RUN) ________ FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS.
3. SHE (STUDY) _________ AT THE LIBRARY TONIGHT.
4. THEY (ATTEND) _________ YOUR CONCERT NEXT FRIDAY.
5. UNFORTUNATELY I (WORK) ________ ON MY ESSAY SO I WONT BE ABLE TO
WATCH THE MATCH.
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